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morris_minor 
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 Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 8:19am |
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A great shame that Jico have discontinued their SAS stylus. . . .It's been the saviour of many a cartridge. I use one on a Technics p-mount P22
But a big thumbs up for the SAE carts
 - NOS from Thakker in Germany.The Zyx R-50 Bloom carts get a good press too, though even the H model needs an MC stage since it's output is only 0.48mV. It's only "high" in relation to the "low" output version . .  |
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Bob
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Paul H
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 8:25am |
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I was just thinking the same thing. I'd been musing on checking out the Shure M97XE with that stylus just as they announced it was discontinued and prices rocketed.
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ProJect 1Xpression Carbon UKX w/ Ortofon 2M Black; Arcam Alpha 7 CD player; Graham Slee Revelation M pre; Denon PMA 355UK amp; Epos K1 speakers; Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects. Room: 2.9m x 3.1m.
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Paul H
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 12:00pm |
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I'm struggling to find any info on the Hana carts. I've found their webpage but it doesn't provide much info (prices, compliance, that sort of thing). Anyone have a link?
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ProJect 1Xpression Carbon UKX w/ Ortofon 2M Black; Arcam Alpha 7 CD player; Graham Slee Revelation M pre; Denon PMA 355UK amp; Epos K1 speakers; Blue Jeans LC-1 interconnects. Room: 2.9m x 3.1m.
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DaveG
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 12:10pm |
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This page has a link to UK dealers Paul
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Paul H
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 12:36pm |
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Those Hana carts do look interesting. Any thoughts, Bob, on how they compare to the 2M Ortofons?
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morris_minor
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 1:47pm |
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I've never listened to a 2M Paul, so it's hard to say how a Hana compares to them. Taken on it's own merits the EL version I have is a great all-round cartridge - plenty of depth, smooth and detailed midrange, and nice highs. The Shibata version is no doubt more refined, and the high output versions will sound a little different but almost certainly share similar traits. None of which answers your question!
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Paul H
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Posted: 23 Mar 2016 at 1:56pm |
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I like the detail of the 2M Blue but I'm sensitive to brightness (a contradiction if ever I wrote one) so, what I'd like is a cart that gives me the detail but without harshness. I deliberately picked some fairly "dark" speakers to tone down the brightness in my system/room and am again tempted to go for something a little warmer (like the Hana). My concern is though, that the combination will overdo the warmth and remove the detail I like. Of course, there's only one (expensive) way to find out.
Any idea what the compliance of the Hana is, Bob? It's a fairly light cart and I suspect that compliance will be crucial in determining how well matched it'll be with my 8g tonearm. Can't seem to find it in any specs.
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